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DVA Community Nursing
How Crisden Care can help
Crisden Care is an approved provider of DVA Community Nursing services and we are proud of the relationship we have with the Department of Veteran's Affairs, enabling our team to assist eligible Veterans and their widows.
The objectives of DVA's Community Nursing Program are to enhance the health outcomes and independence of the eligible person by avoiding early and unnecessary admission to residential care and/or hospital by providing access to community nursing services that meet their assessed needs.
The community nursing program can assist with:
- Medication Management
- Symptom Management
- Continence Management
- Wound Care
- Diabetes Management
- Personal Care, including assistance with dressing and showering
Program services are determined by your needs and may be episodic or ongoing in nature based on your assessed needs by DVA.
Eligibility
Depending on your DVA card type, the department will fund certain types of care. Only gold and white card holders are eligible for the program, unless permission is received from the DVA with your referral for services.
Gold Card holders:
DVA will fund community nursing services that meet your assessed personal care and / or clinical requirements.
White card holders:
DVA will fund community nursing services if they are required due to an accepted disability, this includes war or service caused injury or disease.
Contact us today to see how Crisden Care can partner with you to meet your needs.